Reeves, Randall R.

5 publications

Brownell, Robert L., Jr.; Ralls, Katherine S.; Reeves, Randall R. (detail)
1981Report of the West Indian manatee workshop. In: R. L. Brownell, Jr., & K. S. Ralls (eds.), The West Indian manatee in Florida. Proceedings of a workshop held in Orlando, Florida 27-29 March 1978 (q.v.).
Tallahassee, Florida Dept. Nat. Res. (iv + 154): 3-16.
—Synthesizes data presented at the workshop with previously available data on Florida manatee abundance, reproductive biology, feeding, social behavior, human-caused and cold-related mortality, captive husbandry and breeding, and rehabilitation and release of captives. Points out where research is needed in these areas, and makes recommendations for management.
Reeves, Randall R.; Tuboku-Metzger, Daphne; Kapindi, Richard A. (detail)
1988Distribution and exploitation of manatees in Sierra Leone.
Oryx 22(2): 75-84. 1 tab. 7 figs. Apr. 1988.
—Briefly describes the distribution of manatees (based on interviews) and of manatee traps and nets along rivers. Describes in detail hunting methods using traps, nets, and harpoons; carcass utilization; fragmentary catch statistics; and conflicts with fishing and rice farming. Discusses conservation prospects for manatees in Sierra Leone.
Reeves, Randall R.; Stewart, Brent S.; Leatherwood, J. Stephen (detail)
1992The Sierra Club handbook of seals and sirenians.
San Francisco, Sierra Club Books: xvi + 359. Illus.
—Revs.: K. W. Kenyon, Jour. Mamm. 75(1): 231, Feb. 18, 1994; D. K. Odell, Mar. Mamm. Sci. 11(1): 107-108, Jan. 23, 1995. Sirs., 33-36, 259-293.
Reeves, Randall R.; Leatherwood, J. Stephen; Jefferson, Thomas A.; Curry, B. E.; Henningsen, T. (detail)
1996Amazonian manatees, Trichechus inunguis, in Peru: distribution, exploitation, and conservation status.
Interciencia (Caracas) 21(6): 246-254. 2 tabs. 5 figs. Nov.-Dec. 1996.
—Reports results of boat and interview surveys in and near the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, and describes hunting methods and use of manatee products. Impressions of manatee abundance and of the magnitude of the catch suggest that the conservation outlook is grim despite large remaining areas of relatively unspoiled habitat.
Veron, G.; Patterson, B. D.; Reeves, Randall R. (detail)
2008Global diversity of mammals (Mammalia) in freshwater.
Hydrobiologia 595(1): 607-617.
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